With his parents, grandparents and other family members trapped in a flood in north Houston because of Hurricane Harvey, he thought about just leaving LSU and returning home. Forget that he is a junior starting right tackle on the offensive line and a leader of the team. Forget that LSU has a game against BYU Saturday, which was moved on Monday from NRG Stadium in Houston to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans because of the catastrophic rain and flooding in Houston. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. Saturday on ESPN.

Weathersby, who went to Westfield High School in Houston, packed his truck with clothes and filled it with gas at about 8 p.m. Sunday at LSU. He was about to leave.

"Honestly, last night, I filled my truck up," Weathersby said Monday afternoon. "Man, I wanted to go home so bad. I was just worried about trying to get there, get my people, go get them. If I could, bring them back here until everything died down. At the time, I wasn't worried about school or football or nothing."

"This would've been a four-hour drive," Weathersby said. "No telling what roads are closed off and what's under water and what's not under water."

Finally, he just sat down and considered his options Sunday night.

"I just thought about the situation - what I was going to be putting myself in," he said. "I was just like fixing to be stupid, but I had to come to the realization that I've got to leave it up to the professionals, man."

Weathersby has been texting his mother, Nakia Stokes, and his grandparents, Billy and Jackie Stokes.

"I texted them early Sunday morning to check on them, and it took a minute for them to respond. So I kind of got even more worried," he said, and that motivated him to consider taking the trip. "But she texted me back late Sunday night, and they were all right so far."

LSU coach Ed Orgeron has spoken to Weathersby's mother among other family members of LSU players impacted by the storm.

"We talked to most of them," he said at the first weekly press conference of the season Monday. "Most of them said they were OK. They either had little water or none, and they felt they were on an island. They felt like they were trapped and couldn't move. I felt bad for them, but they were very appreciative that we did call. I talked to Toby Weathersby's mother. She was concerned about her mother - Toby's grandmother. She was going to get out of a situation she was struggling in."

Weathersby's family members have told him they're fine, but he keeps worrying.

"They haven't been telling me everything, so I've just been playing it by ear," he said. "And hopefully, whatever they tell me is the truth and not just trying to make me feel better."

His family has refused evacuations of their homes by boat.

"They've been there probably like 20-something years," he said of his grandparents' home. "That's the fort, you know. They want to hold it down. But sometimes, you've just got to let go and let God's will take over. That's something that can always get replaced. We can always get a new home. You can't replace a life."

His grandparents' reluctance to leave upset Weathersby.

"That's one of them things that really has pissed me off," he said. "I know my situation. I'm safe. But like damn, 'Can you at least listen to me and just move, try to get out of there?'"

His grandmother Jackie wanted to stay because she has trouble moving around.

"Her limbs, her knees and stuff have been hurting her so bad," Weathersby said. "So it's just one of them things where she's saying, 'I'm going to ride it out as much as possible until it's really time to retreat.' I don't know if my grandma can swim."

At this point, Weathersby let go of a heavy, ragged breath.

"Whew. So, it's just one of them things I just keep praying about," he said, "and hopefully everything will be all right."

His mother was fortunate as she lives in a second floor apartment, but her son still worries as Harvey, which was downgraded to a tropical storm, continued to hover around Houston Tuesday.

"I don't know what's going on," he said switching gears and growing more agitated. "Stuff is under water. It's probably just fixing to get even more chaotic."

Hearing that other LSU players from Houston have checked on their loved ones and have received good news has helped Weathersby.

"If their families are OK, it gives me a sense of hope," he said. "Everybody's just checking on each other."

And soon, there will be a game to play.

"I'm able to put things aside when I come over here (to the football operations facility). I'm at the age (20) where I know what I've got to handle," Weathersby said. "And I've got a great support system here. Coaches, teammates have been around checking on me. Everybody around here knows I don't show no emotion. I'm a pretty tough guy. So whatever's going on inside me, I'm going to hide it and put on another face for everybody. Because I know people look at me as a leader. So I just try to keep a positive face, keep a smile on it and still be myself, even though it's kind of bugging me inside."